The U.S.Dollar Index  is trading at  90.18 up with +0.05% percent or  +0.05 point.The Dow Futures is trading at 30,856.00  with a loss of -0.73% percent or -226.00 point. The S&P 500 Futures is trading at 3,822.38 with a loss of -0.61% percent or -23.62 point.The Nasdaq Futures is trading at 13,328.00  with a loss of -0.50% percent or -67.50 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The dollar was headed for its worst week of the year on Friday, as investors cheered in the Joe Biden administration by buying riskier currencies and refreshed bets that a pandemic recovery could push the greenback lower still.

Against the euro, the dollar is down almost 0.8% this week and it touched a week-low of $1.2173 per euro on Friday. The dollar index has fallen by the same weekly margin, and was steady at 90.075 early in the Asia session.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day the Dow is trading at 31,176.01 with a loss of -0.040% percent or  ?12.37 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,853.07 up with +0.032% percent or +1.22 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 13,530.92 up with +0.55% percent or +73.67 point.

WORLD MARKETS
Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 2,141.42 with  a loss of -0.89% percent or -19.20 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 1,216.23  with a loss of –1.11% percent or  -13.59 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 2,453.24 with a loss of  –0.64% percent or -15.77 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,766.86 up with +0.28% percent or  +4.88 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 2,320.77 with a loss of –0.090% percent or -2.10  point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 2,181.45 with a loss of –0.032% or −0.69 point